Backup and disaster recovery

Statistics show that, on average, over 40% of businesses that do not have an effective IT backup strategy and disaster recovery plan go out of business after a major loss like a fire, a break-in or malware outbreak.

From our experience, when meeting new clients, most companies unwittingly keep a backup that is vastly inadequate for their needs. Furthermore, they fail to sufficiently test their backup. So, should they need to rely on it, it may be unusable.

A catastrophic loss of data, with no backup to fall back on, has and does destroy small to medium businesses. Your data is crucial to the wellbeing of your company and that is why protecting it with the appropriate programs and services is not an inconvenient expense, it’s a vital one.

Our business continuity experts will help you create a Disaster Recovery and IT Business Continuity Plan that understands the key elements of your business which are fundamental to your operation.

We can help you get started with this right away and put together a comprehensive plan for your entire company, considering key components crucial to your recovery and establish a formal process to be followed to restore your business continuity and IT systems when a disaster occurs.

Your Disaster Recovery Plan will be a comprehensive, step-by-step process for you and your staff to follow

It will cover such items as regular testing and validation of your IT backup system, sourcing equipment, restoring data, and all the essentials needed to restore your business’s operational capability.

With our managed backup service, we’ll maintain a local onsite backup and a cloud backup. With the correct provider selected, a cloud backup of your data is the safest possible method of storage. Your data will be held in ultra-secure UK-based data centres that conform to the highest security standards – a building that provides a bank-like, physical security that far surpasses what can be achieved on your own premises.

The most common use of data backup is not for a catastrophic loss – it’s for retrieving files lost in the day-to-day, due to human error or virus attack

Files being deleted in error or mis-saved in the wrong format is a daily occurrence for most offices. Some of these mistakes are more damaging than others, and the ability to bring back a file’s previous iteration can result in saving you hours of work – and the difference between achieving or missing a deadline.

Downtime is something all companies wish to avoid – understanding the impact of your system going down, for any length of time, on your operations is fundamental in identifying the appropriate backup and disaster recovery solution for your business, and what fail-safes may be necessary.

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Andrew Penlington, Microtrading

“We have been well supported by Microtrading since 2007. We really appreciate the time they take to understand our business and what we require from our IT systems. We regard Microtrading as part of our team.”

Paul Smith, APS Metal Pressings Ltd

“Our existing IT systems were old, unreliable, and in desperate need of updating. Their solution was much more cost effective than the other proposals we’d received and keeps us up to date. Working with Microtrading is easy and hassle free. I definitely recommend Microtrading to any business looking for help with their IT”

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“Microtrading have looked after our IT Systems since the early 1990’s. The support and service we receive from them is first class and they genuinely care about my business. Microtrading truly are our business IT partner and I have no hesitation in recommending them to other businesses looking for support.”

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"Microtrading’s IT support and managed services mean I now don’t have to worry about our IT system, safe in the knowledge that expert support is on-hand at all times. I’m happy to recommend Microtrading.”